Ed Askew
Ed Askew cut one of the best and most obscure LPs in the original ESP-Disk’s vague rock/folk/freak series, issued eponymously and since reissued as Ask The Unicorn, before apparently dropping off the edge of his world. Years later, thanks to detective work by – naturally – Mr Clint Simonson of the De Stijl imprint, it turned out that not only was Askew still breathing but he had actually recorded a follow-up to his ESP disk in 1970 that had lain in the can for decades. Originally released as a limited vinyl edition by Simonson himself, Little Eyes blew even his revered ESP side to ribbons and stands as one of the most magical outsider/freak artefacts to ever escape the prodigious gravity of the decade in which it was birthed. Askew has a highly idiosyncratic vocal style that is equal parts
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Catalogue & Listenership
Tracks
47
Albums
5
Total audio
2h 59m 16s
FMA listens
21,816
Favourites
42
Avg bitrate
256 kbps
Genre & Licence Profile
| Genre | Tracks |
|---|---|
| Folk | 46 |
- Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 — 40
- Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3. — 7
Top Tracks by Listens
| Track | Album | Year | Duration | Listens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Accordion Man | Live at WFMU 10/30/07 on Hatch's Show | 2007 | 3m 40s | 2,109 |
| In the French Court | Blue Piano | 2009 | 3m 04s | 1,824 |
| In America | Blue Piano | 2009 | 4m 07s | 1,714 |
| Piano 1 | Blue Piano | 2009 | 0m 44s | 1,253 |
| Castle Of Stars | Blue Piano | 2009 | 4m 09s | 945 |
| Arabesque | Viridian City | 0 | 3m 25s | 922 |
| Little Eyes | Live at WFMU 10/30/07 on Hatch's Show | 2007 | 2m 19s | 903 |
| Piano 2 | Blue Piano | 2009 | 1m 08s | 833 |
| Here With You | Blue Piano | 2009 | 4m 14s | 824 |
| Baby Come Home | Blue Piano | 2009 | 3m 14s | 772 |
Track Length Distribution
| Length | Tracks | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1 min | 2 | 4.3% |
| 1–3 min | 8 | 17% |
| 3–6 min | 35 | 74.5% |
| Over 6 min | 2 | 4.3% |
Release Timeline
Artists in the Same Folk Lineage
- 134 Big Blood tracks
- 99 Derek Clegg tracks
- 65 Roger McGuinn tracks
- 57 David Rovics tracks
- 42 Night Viking tracks
- 31 Kelly Latimore tracks
- 31 Garm tracks
- 30 Michael Chapman tracks
Track Catalogue
47 tracks shown
| Track | Album | Genre | Duration | Listens | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piano 1 [17] | Blue Piano 2009 | Folk | 0m 44s | 1,253 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 |
| Castle Of Stars [17] | Blue Piano 2009 | Folk | 4m 09s | 945 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 |
| Here With You [17] | Blue Piano 2009 | Folk | 4m 14s | 824 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 |
| All I want to Do [17] | Blue Piano 2009 | Folk | 3m 12s | 754 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 |
| Piano 2 [17] | Blue Piano 2009 | Folk | 1m 08s | 833 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 |
| It Breaks My Heart [17] | Blue Piano 2009 | Folk | 4m 29s | 451 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 |
| Baby Come Home [17] | Blue Piano 2009 | Folk | 3m 14s | 772 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 |
| Song For R [17] | Blue Piano 2009 | Folk | 3m 15s | 603 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 |
| My Dream [17] | Blue Piano 2009 | Folk | 5m 24s | 688 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 |
| Piano 3 [17] | Blue Piano 2009 | Folk | 1m 36s | 609 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 |
| Safe Harbor [17] | Blue Piano 2009 | Folk | 4m 33s | 397 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 |
| Safe Harbor [17] | Blue Piano 2009 | Folk | 5m 28s | 351 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 |
| In the French Court [17] | Blue Piano 2009 | Folk | 3m 04s | 1,824 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 |
| In America [17] | Blue Piano 2009 | Folk | 4m 07s | 1,714 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 |
| When I Arive [17] | Blue Piano 2009 | Folk | 3m 50s | 551 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 |